ALIEN - Convert FILES from/to rpm, lsb, deb, solaris packages or install an alien binary package.

FORMAT
        alien [--to-deb] [--to-rpm] [--to-tgz] [--to-slp] [options] file [...]

DESCRIPTION
       alien is a command line utility that converts between Red Hat rpm, Debian deb, Stampede slp, Slackware tgz, and Solaris pkg file formats to/from one another.

If you want to use a package from another linux distribution than the one you have installed on your system, you have to use alien to convert it to your preferred package format and install it.

It also supports LSB packages.

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